A licensed massage therapist, perinatal trainer, educator and mentor, Lara has been teaching Yoga and involved with women's health since the early 2000s. Building on a successful dance career in her native France, Lara brings her extensive experience with movement and bodywork as well as a French expertise in perinatal care to both her teaching and her bodywork practice.

While maintaining a vibrant private practice, Lara also offers weekly Yoga classes, Yoga teacher trainings and continuing education workshops for both movement and health professionals. She is co-founder of the perinatal program at Bend and Bloom Yoga. She is a contributor and trainer for the Integral Yoga Institute, Kula Yoga Project, Wanderlust and most recently, Shaktiyoga NY in Brooklyn and the Centre de Yoga du Marais in Paris, France. www.larakohnthompson.com